Psalm 37:23-25
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way.
24 Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Songs of Sorrow 3, 12
Songs of Praise 48
Songs of Thanksgiving 100
Songs of penitence 51
Songs of Prophecy 22
National songs – 124, 67
Songs of Wisdom 37
Wisdom Psalms
Psalm 1 (Blessed according to the Choices we Make)
Psalm 37 (Advice on daily Life)
Psalm 73 (Answers life’s difficult questions)
Psalm 119 (Emphasizes the practical guidance of God’s Word)
Psalm 37:1-8
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospered in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
4 Steps to Rest and Peace
1 FRET NOT because of evil doers
3 TRUST in the Lord, and do good;
4 DELIGHT thyself also in the Lord;
5 COMMIT thy way unto the Lord;
Psalm 37:7-8
7 REST in the Lord, wait patiently for him
8 CEASE FROM ANGER, forsake wrath
Luke 7:31
31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Luke 7:32a
32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace…
Luke 7:32b
…and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced;
we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
The Irrepressible John the Baptist.
Luke 7:28
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist…
Luke 7:33
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
The Incomparable Son of Man!
Luke 7:34
34 THE SON OF MAN is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
The Indisputable Results of Wisdom.
Luke 7:35
But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Wisdom’s Children
Wisdom NEVER WORRIES
Wisdom NEVER STRESSED.
Wisdom ALWAYS TRUSTS the Lord.
Wisdom REST on his Word.
Wisdom NEVER COMPLAINS.